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St Paul's CofE Primary School[1]

Primary · ages 4–11

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Headline results

KS2 reading, writing & maths: expected standard
KS2 76% 76% 2024/25[2]

Results

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)
76% 2024/25[2]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
10% 2024/25[2]
Reading, average scaled score
108 2024/25[2]
Maths, average scaled score
109 2024/25[2]
All results, 2021/22
Not published[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[3]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[3]
Earlier years
Year Expected standard (reading, writing & maths) Higher standard (reading, writing & maths) Reading, average scaled score Maths, average scaled score
2023/24 60%[4] 4%[4] 106[4] 103[4]
2022/23 70%[5] 13%[5] 110[5] 109[5]
2018/19 56%[6] 0%[6] 107[6] 103[6]
2017/18 89%[7] 7%[7] 110[7] 106[7]

Ofsted

Latest inspection
14 Apr 2026[8]
Type
S5 Inspection[8]
Report published
17 May 2026[8]
Inclusion
Expected standard[8]
Achievement
Expected standard[8]
Safeguarding standards
Met[8]
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard[8]
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard[8]
Leadership and governance
Expected standard[8]
Early years (where applicable)
Strong standard[8]
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard[8]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
13 Mar 2023[9] S5 Inspection[9] Requires improvement[9]
1 Nov 2017[10] Maintained Academy and School Short inspection[10] No overall grade[10]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Reception

Applications per place
2.0 Entry Sept 2026[11]
Applications (any preference)
41 Entry Sept 2026[11]
First preferences
20 Entry Sept 2026[11]
Places offered
20 Entry Sept 2026[11]
First preferences per place
1.0 Entry Sept 2026[11]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 50[11] 21[11] 23[11] 2.2[11] 0.9[11]
Entry Sept 2024 61[11] 17[11] 21[11] 2.9[11] 0.8[11]
Entry Sept 2023 56[11] 26[11] 27[11] 2.1[11] 1.0[11]
Entry Sept 2022 65[11] 17[11] 18[11] 3.6[11] 0.9[11]

Character & practicalities

Type
Voluntary aided school[1]
Ages
4–11[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Faith
Church of England[1]
Sixth form
No[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
210[1]
Local authority
Brighton and Hove[1]
District
Brighton and Hove[12]
Postcode
BN1 3LP[1]
URN
114543[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
175 2024/25[13]
English as an additional language
35.4% 2024/25[13]
SEN support
9.7% 2024/25[13]
EHC plan
4% 2024/25[13]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
29.7% 2024/25[13]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
64.2%[14]
Mixed
15.2%[14]
Asian
9.9%[14]
Black
6.6%[14]
Any other ethnic group
2.6%[14]
Unclassified
1.3%[14]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Key stage 2 attainment: national headlines 2021/22. Period 2021/22. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quotes (2)
    We will not publish key stage 2 data for academic year 2021/22 in performance tables (also known as Compare School and College Performance).
    This is the first publication of key stage 2 attainment statistics since 2019 due to cancellation of 2020 and 2021 assessments during the pandemic.
  4. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  5. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2017/18, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2025/26. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2022/23. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  10. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2017/18. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  11. Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers: school level. Period Entry Sept 2026, final, published 2026-06-29. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  12. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  13. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  14. Department for Education: Schools, pupils and their characteristics: school level underlying data. Period 2025/26, published 2026-06-04. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.